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Home » Travel » California » A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country

A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country

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A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - The View from the Treehouse

I didn’t have a single day off of work for the first three weeks of March. This meant that Pat’s early-March birthday passed without much fanfare. He’s really low key, and super understanding of my busy schedule, so he didn’t bat an eye that he didn’t even get a card from me on his birthday!

A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - AirBnB TreehouseA 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - AirBnB Treehouse

Little did he know, I had a Napa adventure planned for us on my weekend off. Even though it was two weeks after his birthday, it was still really special to surprise him and whisk him away on an adventure to wine country. I picked him up from work and we drove to St. Helena, where I had reserved this treehouse (!) for us to stay in through AirBnB.

A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - AirBnB Treehouse

The treehouse was the perfect place for us to stay – it was private and romantic and had great views of the valley behind the property. Much better than a budget hotel! It will be something we remember forever.

A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - St. HelenaA 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - Spring

A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - Spring

We had a much-needed lazy morning and then hit the road to Napa, where I had lunch reservations for us at the famous Morimoto Napa.A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - On the road to Napa

Lunch was a delicious and thoughtfully-prepared 5 course tasting menu. It was so good! The main entree was cod, and was super rich and buttery. They knocked it out of the park with a mango gelato for dessert.

A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - Chef's Tasting Menu Morimoto NapaA 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - Chef's Tasting Menu Morimoto NapaA 24 Hour Escape to Wine CountryDays off are few and far between for me these days, so this little surprise escape to wine country was the perfect way for me to remind my husband how special he really is to me. Happy birthday Pat!A 24 Hour Escape to Wine Country - Birthday Boy

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March 31, 2014  •  Filed Under: California, Travel 6 Comments

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  1. La Tache says

    March 31, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    This looks so very romantic!! What a sweet surprise!! Love the tree house!

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    • Kelly says

      April 1, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      It was the perfect quick escape from the city!

      Reply
  2. Len says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:50 am

    Wow! That tree house looks fantastic.

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    • Kelly says

      April 1, 2014 at 10:19 pm

      It was! Definitely a bit chilly, but magical nonetheless.

      Reply
  3. Katie Michaela Ort says

    April 1, 2014 at 4:08 pm

    ahhh the treehouse! i’m in love!!! totally stealing this getaway. thanks girlie <3 also, you are pat are too good looking for your own good – gorgeous lovers!

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    • Kelly says

      April 1, 2014 at 10:19 pm

      Eeep! You’re too sweet! I hope you do steal it!

      Reply

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